Last but not least is the feast of the firstfruits of the wheat harvest. Falling 50 days after the firstfruits of barley (i.e. the day following 7 weeks of "counting the Omer"), this appointed time is a high Sabbath, but with the twist that we can prepare food for the feast. Shavuot is the day […]

A Day of Covenants and Power As the days of counting the Omer roll on, we are more than halfway to the feast of Shavuot, the second of three annual pilgrimage festivals commanded by God. This is the day on which Yahweh often affirms covenants with displays of supernatural power. You shall count for yourselves […]